A90280:370
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an…Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an…
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoined some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internal Light, revelation, &c. / By John Owen: D.D.Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall for Tho, 1659
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seeing then, that neither the care of God over his Truth, nor the fidelity of the Judaical Church whilst the Oracles of God were committed thereunto, will permit us to entertain the least suspicion, that there was ever in the world any Copy of the Bible differing in the least from that which we enjoy, or that those we have are corrupted as is pretended; and seeing that the Authors of that insinuation cannot produce the least testimony to make it good [Greek or Hebrew] through the mercy and goodness of God in the entire unquestionable possession ⟨p. 320⟩of his Oracles once committed to the Jews, and the faith therein once committed to the Saints.
seeing then, that neither the care of God over his Truth, nor the fidelity of the Judaicall Church whilest the Oracles of God were committed thereunto, will permit us to entertaine the least suspicion, that there was ever in the world any Copy of the Bible differing in the least from that which we enjoy, or that those we have are corrupted as is pretended; and seeing that the Authours of that insinuation cannot produce the least testimony to make it good 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 through the mercy and goodnesse of God in the entire unquestionable possession ⟨p. 320⟩of his Oracles once committed to the Jewes, and the faith therein once committed to the Saints.
But now to suppose, that such indeed hath been the condition of the holy Bible in it's Originals as is pretended let us consider whether any relief in this case be to be expected from the Translations exhibited unto us with much pains, care, and diligence in these Biblia-Polyglotta, and so at once determine that Question, whether this be any part of the use of Translations, be they never so ancient, namely to correct the Originals by, leaving further discussion of sundry things in and about them to other Exercitations.